Marathon County officials this winter will study how much it would cost to retrieve and recycle metal from spent bullets and shotgun shells at the Duane L. Corbin Shooting Range.

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A Marathon County parks administrator will study whether recycling the spent bullets and pellets from shotgun shells at the Duane L. Corbin Shooting Range makes financial and environmental sense.

Ken Krueger, operations supervisor for the Wausau and Marathon County Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department, said he plans to spend time this winter determining the cost of such a clean-up project. Earlier this year, the Weston Hit and Miss Trap Club did a similar project that removed the lead that accumulated during the years in the soil of the shooting range. The project won't cost the trap ...